Aggravated Robbery is charged in Fort Collins and Larimer County when a person is accused of taking something of value from a person while armed with a deadly weapon. Recently, a couple set up a Tinder date scheme that ended up with a high-speed chase and an arrest. According to the report, a man had matched with a woman named Sonya and had set up a date. Instead of being met by the woman he expected, he was instead met by a couple with guns. He was told to hand over his valuables and provide his PIN codes and other important financial information. He was then made to drive the couple to a nearby bank at which point they took off in his car. The couple apparently used their real names at one hotel and that’s how they were identified. At some point, police connected an escort ad to the couple’s phone number and set up a meeting. Police attempted to arrest them, but they were able to flee, leading to a high-speed chase. A collision finally resulted in the two being arrested.
Larimer County Aggravated Robbery Lawyer: Definition of Aggravated Robbery in Colorado
The Colorado law definition of Aggravated Robbery – C.R.S. 18-4-302 – is:
(a) He is armed with a deadly weapon with intent, if resisted, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person; or
(b) He knowingly wounds or strikes the person robbed or any other person with a deadly weapon or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation with a deadly weapon knowingly puts the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(c) He has present a confederate, aiding or abetting the perpetration of the robbery, armed with a deadly weapon, with the intent, either on the part of the defendant or confederate, if resistance is offered, to kill, maim, or wound the person robbed or any other person, or by the use of force, threats, or intimidation puts the person robbed or any other person in reasonable fear of death or bodily injury; or
(d) He possesses any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead any person who is present reasonably to believe it to be a deadly weapon or represents verbally or otherwise that he is then and there so armed.
Obviously, taking a man’s phone, valuables, wallet and bank information at gunpoint would meet the elements of this crime.
Sentence for Tinder Date Scheme Aggravated Robbery in Loveland and Estes Park
In Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park, Aggravated Robbery is a class 3 felony extraordinary risk crime. This level felony is punishable by 4 to 16 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and up to $750,000 in fines. Depending on the situation, the crime can be considered a crime of violence which would greatly impact the amount of time a person could serve in prison.
If you or someone you love has been charged with Aggravated Robbery, be smart, exercise your right to remain silent and contact the best criminal defense attorneys from the O’Malley Law Office at 970-658-0007 to schedule a free initial consultation. Together, we can protect your future.
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